Hammerfist #1
Series premiere · Cover E Dan Panosian Variant · original first printing · confirmed second printing announced · Collect Forever Soft Slab
26 August 2026
Original first-print copy of Hammerfist #1, the August 2026 launch of Rick Remender and Steve Epting's creator-owned ongoing series from Image Comics' Giant Generator line, in the Dan Panosian variant cover state. The series blends crime and splatter horror around Mike Denton, a hitman forced into a supernatural struggle on the eve of Black Noon.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- 1
- Publisher
- Image Comics / Giant Generator
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance within Collect Forever Soft Slab; ungraded.
- Completeness
- Complete comic presumed from intact encapsulated presentation; front and rear covers are physically verified. Interior pagination cannot be directly collated without removing the comic from the Soft Slab.
- Rarity
- Open-order first-print variant; the first printing sold out at distributor level and was sent back to print.
Catalogue note
Original first-print copy of Hammerfist #1, the August 2026 launch of Rick Remender and Steve Epting's creator-owned ongoing series from Image Comics' Giant Generator line, in the Dan Panosian variant cover state. The series blends crime and splatter horror around Mike Denton, a hitman forced into a supernatural struggle on the eve of Black Noon. This first printing sold out at distributor level immediately after release and Image announced a second printing two days later. The photographed copy is preserved in a Collect Forever Soft Slab with exact UPC 70985304826800151.
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Steve Epting; Matt Hollingsworth
Cover: Dan Panosian
Edition: Publisher-designated Cover E Dan Panosian Variant; Collect Forever top label identifies the encapsulated copy as HAMMERFIST VOL 1 (2026) #1F
Why this object matters
The Remender/Epting collaboration and Panosian cover make Hammerfist a meaningful contemporary creator-owned launch. The quickly announced reprint records initial demand; it is not yet evidence of sustained influence sufficient for the previous outstanding tier.
Evidence limits: Complete comic presumed from intact encapsulated presentation; front and rear covers are physically verified. Interior pagination cannot be directly collated without removing the comic from the Soft Slab.
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Archive Importance: 7.5 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 4
- Rick RemenderWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Rick Remender Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Steve EptingArtworkCatalogue credit
Artwork credit: Steve Epting; Matt Hollingsworth Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Matt HollingsworthArtworkCatalogue credit
Artwork credit: Steve Epting; Matt Hollingsworth Original catalogue credit
Find other objects with this contribution → - Dan PanosianCover artworkCatalogue credit
Cover artwork credit: Dan Panosian Original catalogue credit
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